I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 538 The announcement was changed, and March Sky was softly banned!

The president's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He glanced at Ming Yingyue, whose eyes were lowered and who appeared unusually respectful.

The phone kept ringing, and Zhang Guang took the initiative to speak, "President, you should answer the phone first. Our matter is not urgent."

The president snapped out of his daze and answered the phone.

The caller, Mr. Xiong, is a senior and highly respected director on the board.

Back then, the president was promoted by President Luo, which is why he came to work at Tianding Entertainment and has been there for more than ten years.

But this time, it was also this Mr. Xiong who brought him down.

"Boss Xiong."

"Xiao Hong, I heard that March Sky has arrived at the company. Do you want to sign the contract that was released for public relations?"

The CEO said in a deep voice, "We haven't talked yet."

"It's good that we didn't negotiate. There's no need to negotiate this contract. Even if we signed it, Tianding Entertainment wouldn't admit it. We've never given such a high percentage of revenue to popular stars, not even to some washed-up old stars."

If March Sky signs this contract, what will happen to the veteran employees who have worked hard for the company all this time?

Mr. Xiong casually remarked, "You're just too honest, kid. Public relations is public relations, and contracts are contracts; the two shouldn't be confused."

"Can a vow made be broken? How many things in this world are truly one and the same? If promises had to be kept, Ding Entertainment wouldn't have reached its current scale."

After giving him a few words of advice, Mr. Xiong said gently, "You're not young anymore. You can retire now that you're leaving the company. I have other investments with great prospects. Come and talk to me when you have time."

The CEO took a few deep breaths, remained silent for a long time, and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."

He hung up the phone and placed it on the table.

Ming Yingyue didn't say a word, silently picked up her phone, turned around and left the office.

The CEO rubbed his temples, and the atmosphere became even more tense than before.

Zhang Guang's eyes flickered slightly, as if he understood something.

However, he won't bring it up unless the president brings it up himself.

After a long while, the president sighed deeply and opened his mouth as if to say something.

Just then, the office door was opened again.

This time it was even worse; they didn't even knock, the door was kicked open.

The people who arrived were none other than He Yan and his group of young second-generation Dongs.

He Yan looked at San Yue Tian and the others with disdain. Just as he was about to speak, someone suddenly thought of something and cleverly closed the office door.

He Yan then said to the president of Tianding Entertainment, "I do not agree with signing such a high revenue-sharing contract to March Sky. This is not in accordance with the rules. Tianding Entertainment has never set such a high revenue-sharing for popular stars before."

Several other young people chimed in, "Yes!"

He Yan: "You're about to leave the company. You've made so many achievements during your tenure. Don't create such a stain on your career just before you leave."

If the contract you sign is illogical, I will apply to the court to have it voided without the company's consent.

After saying that, He Yan and the others left the office.

They came quickly and left quickly, as if they only came to say something harsh.

The group didn't say anything to March Sky because there was no need.

In their eyes, no matter how popular March Band becomes, they are just an employee.

The company can make them famous, and it can make a second team famous in the same way.

Over the past few decades, many artists have risen to fame, while many others have faded into obscurity.

How many artists can remain popular from youth to old age?

Very, very few, almost none!
But what about the company?
Decades ago, Tianding Entertainment already had a small reputation in the industry.

Decades later, Tianding Entertainment still stands strong in the industry!
The president of Tianding Entertainment sat dejectedly in his chair, giving a self-deprecating laugh: "Do I look like a terrible president?"

Zhang Guang shook his head: "No."

The CEO waved his hand: "You don't need to comfort me. I know you all look down on me and think that I just want to resign and don't want to run the company properly, letting those young people run wild."

He paused, then said, "But what can I do?"

He said sarcastically, "This company has never belonged to me from beginning to end. Although I own shares, I'm nothing more than a dog they keep. I've finally seen through it all."

Vulnerability lasts only a few seconds.

Soon, the president composed himself and looked at Zhang Guang, saying, "I don't know whether you want to bring March Sky to sign the contract or not."

But regardless of your reasons for coming here, as you can see now, there is a lot of opposition within the company to you signing this contract.

"If you still want to cooperate with Tianding Entertainment, I can't possibly give you a 70% revenue-sharing contract."

Zhang Guang sighed and said, "President, we actually came here just to make things clear with the company. We want to part ways amicably and wish each other well. We never intended to sign this contract in the first place."

The president said sarcastically, "Those people all think you want to latch onto Tianding Entertainment, and they can't wait to jump out and oppose us. I really want to see their faces when they get slapped in the face. It will be very satisfying!"

After he finished speaking, he remained silent for a while.

"Since you don't intend to sign, there's no need to discuss it further. The company will handle non-renewing contracts of celebrities according to normal procedures. Be careful."

Zhang Guang couldn't help but say, "President, then you—"

The president chuckled softly and said in a low voice, "The public relations strategy released by the deputy director of the public relations department was only authorized by me before we dared to release the information."

I made such a high profit-sharing agreement with the public, but we still couldn't sign March Sky. The company will definitely hold us accountable.

I never expected that, just before I was about to resign, I would be pushed forward to be the scapegoat.

He murmured softly, not caring what others thought, talking to himself.

Everyone in the March Sky group felt a chill run down their spines and dared not look up at the CEO.

After a while, they heard the president's voice: "Leave now."

Zhang Guang wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say. He gave the president a deep look, then left the company with March Sky and the others.

After they left, rumors swirled within the company.

"They were in the office for less than 20 minutes. Does that mean the negotiations failed?"

"Maybe they've already signed a contract. Anyway, the company has already prepared everything for March Sky."

"Did you see the expressions on the faces of the March band members? They were all wearing hats and sunglasses, so I couldn't tell what they were feeling." "I don't know, but the atmosphere seemed pretty heavy."

The employees hadn't guessed the truth yet, but in less than half an hour, they knew the outcome of today's negotiations.

— Negotiations failed, and March Sky will not renew its contract with Tianding Entertainment from now on!

Meanwhile, a rumor was circulating among the ministers of various departments.

—It is said that the president failed to secure a contract with March Sky and has decided to resign to take responsibility!
Meanwhile, in March, she had already boarded a car and was heading to her villa.

After getting into the car, Zhang Guang didn't say anything.

Yan Xingdong, Luo Yi, and Gu Cheng exchanged glances, wisely remaining silent.

The only sound in the car was Chen Lin's soft humming.

He was still listening to music.

At this point, the other members couldn't help but admire Chen Lin's mindset.

I should have prepared a pair of headphones too!
Until Chen Lin's phone received a message, he opened it and exclaimed in surprise:
"Wait, why did the president resign? All we did was not sign a contract with him. Is it really worth resigning over something so trivial?"

March Sky was once a core member of Tianding Entertainment, and they would be among the first to know the rumors circulating among the higher-ups.

So this message, which was only circulating among the upper echelons, was also told to March Sky.

Of course, this person said it on purpose, and with ill intentions.

He specifically left a message on WeChat asking Chen Lin: "How exactly did you guys talk to the president? You forced him to resign, and I heard the board is about to approve it. It's become such an ugly mess."

Startled, Chen Lin took off his headphones and asked, "Brother Guang, how exactly did we talk to the president? Why did he want to resign? Is it that serious?"

He seemed to have thought of something and said, "I know the president is going to resign in the next few months, but he doesn't need to use the failure of negotiations with us to resign. He has better ways to retire, why leave a stain on his record before resigning?"

Zhang Guang sighed: "Xiao Lin, it's not that the president wanted to do this, but that others forced him to use this reason to resign."

Chen Lin looked bewildered. "Huh?"

Yan Xingdong spoke up: "From the very beginning, Tianding Entertainment never intended to sign a revenue-sharing contract with us with a profit of up to 70%. They released this news to the public simply to salvage their declining reputation."

Luo Yi also said, "We had just walked into the office when three groups of people came in: veteran artists, the board of directors, and that group of young second-generation directors."

Chen Lin nodded.

He saw all three groups of people and wondered if they were there for the contract, as they all looked rather grim.

He was listening to music at the time and didn't understand their conversation, filling in the blanks in his mind—

This group of people didn't want the CEO to offer such a high profit-sharing contract, so they all came over to persuade him.

Then the president still decided to give them such a high percentage of the profits, but Zhang Guang refused in the end, which was a slap in the face!
He guessed the beginning correctly, but not the end.

The president didn't persuade them to sign the contract at all; instead, he changed his mind at the last minute and couldn't offer such a high percentage of the profits. At the same time, Brother Guang failed to slap him in the face.

Because the CEO already knew that they weren't there to sign a contract, but simply to clarify things.

They knew the truth, but the others didn't, and they still came to warn each of them.

Looking back now, this group of people has become a joke.

Zhang Guang sighed again: "I saw that the president's expression was also very surprised. He probably didn't expect that when he released the news that he was willing to give you 70% of the profits, the board of directors had already sentenced him to death. They didn't even wait for him to resign; they wanted him to step down quickly."

Yan Xingdong said in a low voice, "I don't know why, but I feel a little uncomfortable."

Gu Cheng: "When the rabbit dies, the fox grieves; animals grieve for their own kind."

Luo Yi sighed, "That's how companies are. As long as you're a member of the company, you're subject to others. Who would have thought that such a large company would openly announce its terms, only to try to break them at the last minute?"

Chen Lin sighed, "Forget it. Tianding never intended to sign us with a high commission, and we never intended to renew our contracts with them. It's good that things are clear now. It's just that it feels a bit frustrating for the president to step down like this."

Gu Cheng said calmly, "He should have let go earlier. He could have resigned immediately after those second-generation Dongs came to the company. There would have been no risk then."

If those second-generation board members cause problems, the board might invite him back.

He himself was power-hungry; even on his way to resign, he wanted to use his position to arrange personnel transfers and make a quick buck, but in the end, the board forced him to step down.

The root of the problem in this incident lies in He Yan's revelation that Zhang Guang is going to start a new company and poach March Sky.

From then on, no matter what move the president made, it was a wrong move.

If he doesn't salvage the company's reputation, the board won't let him off easy either.

But even if he tries to salvage the company's reputation by promising high profit sharing, the board of directors will still not let him off easily.

The president considered many options, but he probably never imagined that he would be ruined by those young second-generation executives.

Zhang Guang's gaze hardened again, and he said in a deep voice, "We need to be careful from now on. If you don't renew your contract, Tianding Entertainment will take action to blacklist you, even if they don't smear you."

During this period, we must remain calm and not give anyone any leverage against us, nor should we say anything careless, lest Tianding Entertainment seize the opportunity to bring you down.

On the same day, the brands that had been in talks with March Band all officially announced collaborations with another boy band.

Besides the collaboration, there were also some endorsements. Originally, March Band was the one they were going to sign the contract with, but Tianding replaced them with other boy bands.

There are also various variety show appearances. Some contracts have already been signed, but the shows haven't been recorded yet. They called Zhang Guang to say that the investors have decided to replace him at the last minute.

In this kind of March weather, you can only suffer in silence.

After all, the show hasn't started filming yet, so even if a contract has been signed, it's normal to change the cast.

Moreover, the amount of the breach of contract is very small. If March Band has to sue someone because of this, the industry will look down on March Band.

In just three days, half of the schedules that March Sky had were taken over by other artists from Tianding Entertainment.

The other half of the announcement was for endorsements that had already been under contract. March Sky had been fulfilling those contracts for one or two years, and Tianding Entertainment didn't dare to replace them and pay huge breach of contract fees, so they let March Sky hold onto the contract.

Many celebrities in the industry have noticed the changes at Tianding Entertainment.

"March's numerous appearances have been taken up by other artists, it seems that March is not renewing its contract with Tianding."

"The company has too much power; they can replace people whenever they want. I don't know how much money March Sky has lost."

"Is Tianding Entertainment really willing to let March Sky leave? How come there's no news about it online at all?"

"This is a soft ban. As long as the news about March Band is suppressed, they will naturally lose popularity. When they reappear in front of the camera, no one will remember them."

But is this kind of soft ban really effective against March Sky?
Other artists, remembering that Marchday's fans were still arguing about contract renewal online, couldn't help but shake their heads.

Tianding Entertainment reacted quickly and decisively.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The person who was Li Xunfang's agent was Zhao Rui. The name was misspelled before. I corrected it on my phone within ten minutes of the article being published, but for some reason, the content was not synced at 7 o'clock. It was not synced on the computer either. I corrected it again today, and now it should be the correct name.